As part of Music Month, Filmmaker magazine editor Scott Macaulay picks out the most seminal movie soundtracks of all time.

Slide 21: Fargo (1996)

Carter Burwell’s innovatively arranged, small-scale and minor-keyed orchestra treats the Coen brothers’ tale of a small-town murder with an American air of simple dignity. It’s one of many distinctive soundtracks that Burwell has composed for the Coens’ films.

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